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Category Archives: religion
Mysterious Town Kitezh
Each nation has its magic, mysterious places described in folklore. Those are places of a spiritual force that mean a connection with ancestors thus with customs & traditions as well as a spiritual rebirth or the Garden of Eden on … Continue reading
Posted in Art, ballet, Beauty, Bible, culture, Druidry, fantasy, folklore, History, Life, Lifestyle, Literature, mythology, nature, opera, paganism, religion, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged città Kitez, city of Kitezh, civilization, cultura, cultura russa, culture, folklore, Kitezh, literature, mitologia, Mitologia russa, mitologia slavica, nature, paganism, paganismo, paganismo russo, Russian mythology, town of Kitezh
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Mercure Galant: Ladies of That Time
Esteemed Readers, I have discovered a rather curious note regarding the qualities of a real lady, There were prepared by Madame de Prigny & published in Mercure Galant in 1693 under the name “Characters of Women of Our Century”. … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, France, friendship. life, History, humour, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized, women
Tagged 1693, 17th century, art, arte, cultura, culture, donne Seicento, France, Francia, history, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, moda Seicento, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, storia, storia delle donne, the Sun King, women 17th century, XXI century
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Mercure Galant: Consecration of Messire Delfino
Esteemed Readers, I have discovered another interesting note in the Mercure Galant proving the strong interconnection between France & Italy. This time it tells about an important Catholic event: a Venetian nobleman becomes the Archbishop right in France. “On Sunday … Continue reading
Posted in Chiesa, culture, France, History, Italia, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, Music, news, religion
Tagged 17th centure France, 17th century, Avignon, Avignone, Catholic church, Chiesa cattolica, civilization, cultura, culture, Danielle Delfino, Francia, history, Italia, life, lifestyle, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Re Sole, Seicento, società, society, the Sun King, Vaticano, Venezia
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La Gazette: Historical News Today – 1631
Esteemed Readers, we continue our fascinating dive into the environment of the Thirty Years’ War. Here are new tidings from the battle fields: Aleppo, Syria, April 28, 1631: “Alike the last winter that has been the most severe since the … Continue reading
Posted in culture, France, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Uncategorized
Tagged 17th century, Cardinal de Richelieu, cultura, culture, Europa, France, Francia, Guerra dei trent'anni, Guerra dos Trinta Anos, history, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi XIV, Re Sole, Richelieu, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King
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Mercure Galant: St. George’s Ceremony
Esteemed Readers, the religious feasts were very important & celebrated with a Royal splendour in the 17th century France. Here is a little description of St George’s day in Besançon during which the Chevalier Order bearing the same name inducted … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Bible, celebration, culture, France, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, Louis XIV, news, religion, Society, Sociology, Uncategorized
Tagged 1679, 17th centure, 17th century France, Besançon, civilization, cultura, culture, France, Francia, God, history, life, Louis Dieudonnè, Louis le Grand, Louis the Great, Louis XIV, Luigi il Grande, Luigi XIV, Mercure Galant, Re Sole, Saint George, San Giorgio, Seicento, società, society, storia, the Sun King, XVII century, XVII siecle
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La Gazette: Historical News Today – 1631
Esteemed readers, we go on our historical immersion in 1631 & its intense warlife. For those of you who have missed the matter I remind that the Gazette informs about the Thirty Years’ War, the most important military & religious … Continue reading
Posted in culture, education, France, Habsburgs, History, Italia, Life, Lifestyle, news, religion, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged 1631, 17th century, 17th century France, Cardinal de Richelieu, Cardinal Infant, civilization, cultura, culture, Europa, Europe, France, Francia, Gazette, guerra di trent'anni, Gustav Adolf, histoire, history, La Gazette, Louis XIII, News, nouvelles, novità, Richelieu, storia, Thirty Years' War
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Christian Fairy-Tale: The Sun Made by God’s Will
Esteemed Readers, On the eve of the Orthodox Easter I would like to present you a Christian folk-tale telling about the resurrection. The late Russian folklore abounds in curious Bible tales. This story is about the Sun. What amazes me … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, celebration, culture, Easter, family, fantasy, folklore, God, History, Life, Lifestyle, linguistics, Literature, mythology, paganism, religion, Slavic mythologu, Uncategorized
Tagged beauty, Christ, Christ tale, civilization, Cristo, cultura, culture, Easter, favole russe, folklore, God, history, mitologia, Mitologia russa, nature, pagani, paganismo russo, Paque, Pascoa, Pasqua, resurrection, Russian culture, Russian folk tales, Russian mythology, Russian tales, society, sole, sun
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